ENCOURAGE HEALTHY HABITS AND BUILD YOUR CLUB MELVIN!
SIXTH ANNUAL NMLDAP STRIDES CONTEST FOR DISTRICT 40!
The $200, $150 and $100 prizes again will go to our Lions Clubs International Foundation to be credited to each club’s Melvin Jones Fellow fund! Here’s your chance to increase your club’s health and Club Melvin fund to honor a Lion or community member deserving of recognition.
HOW TO BE COMPETITIVE: Your Strides event should be a visible, family-friendly activity that combines fun with service promoting diabetes awareness and the importance of healthy exercise for people with diabetes or those at risk for the disease. It should involve various physical activities but could be educational events as well.
Activities might include walking, dancing, cycling, running, skiing , group exercises. A strides event in a widely used park with health care professional talks netted joint second place in 2024-2025. Brainstorm with your club !! Publicity about your event will be a factor in judging. Reporting form is included, but narrative and pictures requested.
CONTEST PERIOD: NOVEMBER 14TH (WORLD DIABETES DAY through MARCH 30, 2026. For early birds, who have been anticipating the competition and recording their activities since July 1, 2025, the beginning of the Lions Year, there will be extra credit!
Please send your stats and pictures to Lion Rose @ lionrosesantafe@gmail.com or 505-231-2246 by April 6th for presentation to the NMLDAP Board for their vote.
Winners will be announced at the State Convention.
The awards of $200, $150 and $100 will be mailed to
Lions Club International Foundation
for winning clubs to be credited to their club MELVIN accounts.
NMLDAP awards will have increased club Melvin credits by more than $3,000
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